Impact of COVID-19 on John Ward
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 117th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 53rd of 928 Elementary schools | 6.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (John Ward) | 95 | 85.3 | 9.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Newton) | 77 | 64.4 | 12.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (John Ward) | 100 | 85.3 | 14.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Newton) | 70 | 61.7 | 8.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (John Ward) | 84 | 67.5 | 16.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Newton) | 72 | 61.1 | 10.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (John Ward) | 89 | 65 | 24% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Newton) | 69 | 68.6 | 0.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (John Ward) | 61 | 76.9 | 15.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Newton) | 73 | 65.2 | 7.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 43.8 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (John Ward) | 68 | 61.5 | 6.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Newton) | 70 | 65 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (John Ward) | 54 | 84.6 | 30.6% |
5th Grade Science (Newton) | 63 | 63 | 0% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (John Ward) | 79 | 76 | 3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Newton) | 73 | 66 | 7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (John Ward) | 85 | 71 | 14% |
All Grades Mathematics (Newton) | 73 | 67.8 | 5.2% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (John Ward) | 54 | 84.6 | 30.6% |
All Grades Science (Newton) | 66 | 64.2 | 1.8% |
All Grades Science (Massachusetts) | 47 | 41.2 | 5.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 296 | 194 | 34.5% |
African American | 7 | 3 | 57.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 38 | 28 | 26.3% |
Hispanic | 9 | 11 | 22.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 222 | 136 | 38.7% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 16 | 20% |